San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-01-13
"GIyE US 4 CALL"
ny ELLA WHEELER,

Give us n call! We keep good he,r,
Wine, brandy. gin aud whisky here;
Our doors are apen to boys and men'
And even TO women, now ana then,
We Tighten their purses, and We faint thel
broaihs,
We swell up tue columns of awful deaths.
All kinds of crimes We sell for dimes,
In our sugaied poisons, SO sweet TO taste,
If you've moleY, position or time to waste
Give us cali.
Give Us call Ina pint of gin,
We sell you more wickcdneSs, shame and sil
Than score of clergymen, preaching ali day
From dawn to darkness oouId preach away
And in our beer, Though il may take longe
70 got II man drunk than drinks that nr'
strouger.)
We sell out property, shame and woe,
Who wants 10 purchase? Our prices are low
G.t5 Us u cali.
Give Us o cal. Wen dull your brains,
Wen give you headaches mud racking pains,
Well make YOU old while you vet are young,
10 lies and ISLANDERS well turn your tongue
Wen make you shirk from useful work,
Make theft and forgery seem fair play,
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Give us q call
Give us n call We are cunning and wise;
! We nre bound to succeed for we advertise
In the family papers, the journals that claim
To be pure in morals and fair OF tame,
Husbands brothers aud SOILS will read
O nr kind invitation, and some will heed
And give us Il call; we pay for all
The space in the papers we occupy.
And there's little III life that money won't
buy,
If You would go down in the world, and
not mp,
If YOU would be slain by the snake in the
cup,
Or lose Your soul in the flowing bowl,
If you coyet shame and blasted name,
Give us call,
Notwithstanding the severe weather all
the churches held services last Sunday.
There was quite change of location with
business men of our town on the first,
Fair Luna is on the wane, and our beau
tiful moonlight nights are over for another
month.
Gen. Logau's Funeral March is the title
of brand new piece o. music for Il copy of
which we are under Obligations to Chasta!n
& Knight.
The W. c. T, L, ladies will meet at the
Christian church Oh Tuesday. Jan. 18th,
$50 y, IN. All the ladies' tina. are interest
ed in this noble work are invited to attend.
Mrs. II. DANFoRTH, Rec Sec.
The free system of the public schools
will close on NJ ,nday n9xt. We presume
goodly number will continue under the pay
system. We hope soon to see them on
free basis for at least eight months out Of
the year.
See prospectus Of the Christian Register.
II is a very choice religions and family
newspaper, pure and elevatng in its character
and influence. We should take pleasure III
ordering il for my che who may incline to
become subscriber.
Mr. Evan Jones, President Ernth Co..
Farmers Alliance, writes us in arknowl~
odgement of the S7.75 paid Mai. 8nrbee
from Martindnle in aid of the drouth suf-
rorers AMI its application as follows:
Gilmore Alliance. ..........................S5 90
I}nrpei's Mill Alliance. 70
SHILOHS COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold hv us on a guarantee. II cures
For SITE by iSlynold5 * Dan
il.
The san Marcos aud Hays county Bible
Society met ut the Methodist Church on
Sunday night, Pres }. II. Combs, in tie
chair. Addresses were heard from ReyS.
Bi!gs ana Williamson, and Mr.. Rankin.
Reports Of committees we're also received.
After electrg the following officers for the
ensuing ygnr, the meeting adjourned sine
G1e:
President. J. II. Combs.
Vice. President N'y. J. j williamson.
Treasurer, p. j. q Smith.
Secretary. Cid Johnson.
Executive Committce-B w Smith, Jr,
II. &. LoyeIrss, and }. G. Cunningham.
Reynolds 4 Daniel depository.
sUILOHS VITlLlIER is what you
uecd for Constipation, Loss Of Appetite,
ljizz ness aud al symptoms of Dyspepsia
Price 10 AMI - cents per bottle. Sod by
Reynolds ,S Daniel
We copy from the Lo,khlrt Register
some further particulars of the murder near
Staples Store raferre to in our last:
PART .ulars of a most atrorious murder,
onnuittcd Saturday night, have Just !
'cuched here. -Four Mezicans were EN- /
nlo,cl On the farm Of W. c. S:moas. oa /
cotton Wood, Guadalupe comfy, TO clear .
lnd grab his lands. While in cnap Sltar-
luv night they were fred upon Ey "a party .
IF II grora, and two of tue Mexeans in
,tautly killed, another morttlly wounded
md the fourth shot seven times, but he .
nahaged to crawl T. hoIse some distance
WAY. Before leaving the n.urdarers poured
.erb-cue oil over the body Of on" ot the
Een aud burned il tn crisp. They were
IA ei ten miles towards kin.gsbury and
hen lost sight of. The Mexicta who is
tin alive stated that two Of The men were
be- gross aul 1u the. was mUlaitJ or whit
ugl.
GROUP. wHOOPJNG COUGH and
bronchitis. Immediately relieved by ShloL's
,urs. Sold hy keynuils & Daniel
View Medical Work.
|, Brief Tr,ati.e on the symptoms and
Treatment # Ftyers Ge-Uull!y. 6y J.
J. JDne-. u D.
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